Before my father died when I was 4, he taught me to sing. I had to run a gauntlet of soul destroying vandals that broke me into a million pieces after he was gone. But singing was my secret weapon. It soothed and comforted me. At 17 I was trying to launch myself into adulthood without a lick of help from anyone. I had no idea how broken I was. In my little apartment on my first record player I listened to my first JM album. Now, at 70 I realize Joni entered my heart and kicked the doors wide open for that 17 yr old girl. I may have been far more stunted by the damage I had suffered were it not for her. Her music became a medicine to me. It opened me up and started the process of picking up the pieces and figuring out who I was or wanted to be. Her music wove its way into my inner world, serving as a teacher and also a magic carpet ride. I wish it could have been the perfect tonic for all my ills, but the truth is life has felt like being in an alligator’s death roll, an uphill struggle all the way. But I know for a fact my heart is wider and deeper and stronger because of Joni Mitchell. To this day I’m still riding Joni’s magic carpet ride. Today I have lots of musical loves, but NO ONE takes me on a deeper dive than Joan. I love her. And I am so grateful to her. 💞
@gcnoble8 күн бұрын
A fascinating doc which really helps one understand who Joni is. I think she is finally being celebrated for all the right reasons and really appreciating it, at last. A unique talent.
@socrates181816 күн бұрын
Try Judee Sill-transcendent genius
@jolynnehaworth315917 күн бұрын
I grew up with Joni Mitchell's songs. It shaped the woman I am today. Especially the song...I wish I had a river I could skate away on 😢
@ergedulorkАй бұрын
thank goodness she left chuck mitchell, really
@JeffKing-gt1kbАй бұрын
An a-hole Scorpio like another Canadian - Neil Young.
@mieterbeiratkopenhagenhof920Ай бұрын
what a wonderful and sensitive docu, thanks a lot!
@georgegonzalez1996Ай бұрын
What an amazing human being!💙💙💙🎶🎶🎶
@lilredscoutАй бұрын
brilliance. will see her soon in LA.
@chininejacobson76083 ай бұрын
Amazing ❤
@leticiam88045 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@Asr203.6 ай бұрын
Joni does rock and always will!! ❤❤❤❤
@donofon10146 ай бұрын
Good God ,,,Do not make Joni embrace or endorse Taylor Swift at the Grammies. Joni is about life and love. Taylor is about little things. No comparison,
@daviddavis80788 күн бұрын
Absolutely love you joni. You've been my only friend in my younger days.
@philiplight128 ай бұрын
I love her
@MermaidCore_9 ай бұрын
The work she did with Charles Mingus’ music is really a testament to her talent. Nothing she can’t do but lie. She is a truth teller through & through.
@MermaidCore_9 ай бұрын
Here on Joni’s 80th for another watch - I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this doc. Every time the woman talks about I Had A King, I burst into tears. There is something about Joni… A once in a century talent. No one like her. Like a comet passing by. Bright, shining, other-worldly ❤
@davidtollefson841111 ай бұрын
I had a tape of Hejira when I was in high school, and later became completely transfixed by this woman and her music. The word genius gets thrown around a lot these days, but in her case it definitely applies. A truly singular talent, and one of the main reasons I still play guitar myself.
@tenderizer Жыл бұрын
damn that chuck guy sucks ass
@juandominguez9167 Жыл бұрын
Exelente trabajo sobre Joni Mitchell. Una genia única Joni!. Respeto total a sú alma humana. Ejemplar vida
@nowthenzen Жыл бұрын
there was a time you might have walked into a coffee shop and there was Joni 7 feet away singing and playing guitar.
@fairygodmomma2313 Жыл бұрын
'Child with a child pretending.'😰Joni magic
@fairygodmomma2313 Жыл бұрын
VERY well done this documentary, thank you!🌹
@SantyPLAY_ Жыл бұрын
¿Soy el único que habla español aquí?
@zorawhitfield9980 Жыл бұрын
She felt like she was responsible for living out grandmothers and great grandmothers dreams - she gave up her romantic love for a ghosts dream that had become her own❤ that’s very beautiful
@frewofstew6304 Жыл бұрын
We were going away when Joni changed styles...she worried about it. I just think she was ahead of us and we needed time to catch up! I know this because I am still catching up on the work she did; and I love all of it! She had the insight to know she went to far and backed off a bit. Thank goodness...because I would need another lifetime to get it! I wouldn't of wanted to miss it!
@FamilyHistoriandude2 жыл бұрын
She didn't want taylor swift playing her, she barely knows who taylor swift is. She didn't want a docudrama made about her life. For these few things I respect her. Plus she's an awesome singer.
@evanhughes15105 ай бұрын
She never said she didn’t want Taylor swift to play her
@oksanaml92793 ай бұрын
She certainly did!@@evanhughes1510
@jasonnstegall4 күн бұрын
My running joke about both of them is that Taylor traveled back in time somehow so Joni could take her portrait for the Clouds album. But seriously, while both may be successful singer/songwriters and both in their own way do make comments about the human condition… Joni’s references to sex (as in, yes, coitus) were in the service of making a larger commentary on herself and others in both good and bad behaviors - to paraphrase what Joni herself said on the live Miles Of Aisles album, hers were songs of hopefulness and disappointments. And her honesty in her lyrics was and is still resonant and appealing. Taylor, on the other hand, seems more interested in justifying her actions in a way Joni never wanted to. But that sort of thing has always attracted “the masses” in the way that Joni’s songs, even for her own success, has not. But that is a major reason why I like Joni’s singing and songs more - her way of expressing herself and telling stories isn’t as off-putting as Taylor’s songs are. Joni isn’t trying to hammer the point(s) of her lyrics into anyone’s head or heart…because subtlety and no-frills in one’s presentation sometimes - make that most of the time - make for a more pervasive influence (just ask Madonna AND the living members of Led Zeppelin, plus Prince also mentioned Joni as an inspiration). Nothing against Taylor personally nor her success - she earned it. But Joni just has this incredible ability and presence that I have always liked and appreciated.
@leekosmin87882 жыл бұрын
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came. The most talented person ever. Well, there was Leonardo Da Vinci, but his song writing and musicianship probably wasn't as good as hers.
@charisserempel232 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and brilliant. Thank you Joni. You are so appreciated and loved by so many.
@tarnopol2 жыл бұрын
That was great. Just got into Mitchell-really fantastic.
@blairbrownie12232 жыл бұрын
She is a true innovator. It’s never been done before or since
@jude15152 жыл бұрын
Really good documentary.
@archelonsp16172 жыл бұрын
teacher
@adrianadepiero3902 жыл бұрын
Hermoso documental, gracias
@oicsaywhat2 жыл бұрын
Genus goddess, voice of an angel, master songwriter
@achilles64452 жыл бұрын
Imagine inspiring the world.. before internet.. that's awe inspiring
@christined44522 жыл бұрын
messed up in her head
@USVIsteve2 жыл бұрын
Meh
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
THAT'S A L L I HAVE IS MISFORTUNE.
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
Is that what it's been, the clouds?
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
He was real pos
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
Why did he do that?
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
Runaway bride.
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
The Depression - nice name for a bummed out broke ass coffee shop.
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
Tom Rush does a great version of "Urge For Going"
@maureeng.obrien92592 жыл бұрын
ALL OF HET FIRST SONGS ARE. SOOOOOO AMAZING - I WILL ALWAYS FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE GROWN UP IWITH THIS AS MY CHILDHOOD SOUNDTRACK.
@beautifullred12 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine you where raised in a normal life till adultness..probably with the music of Joni Mitchell and then all of a sutton you find out your mother is the iconic Joni Mitchell!
@howardkoor27962 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. ♥️♥️
@lancerathbun40082 жыл бұрын
Been listening since'Songs for a seagull,'the LP 'Wild things run fast' my fave❤
@thomashumphrey73952 жыл бұрын
imo, She is the greatest female singer/vocalist/guitarist/artist/poet of all time. This isn't just folk rock music but timeless high art from woman who possessed a perfect soprano range.
@johntough95442 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful artist and human being , an absolute icon in every way. Blue was the first album I bought of hers back in 1971. Her music transcends generations , and so glad my grown up daughters love her too. My Sophie always plays River and Case of You on the piano at Xmas , always brings a tear to my eye.
@marthaluke4012 жыл бұрын
All kinds of Foster children.vafter 1993 and all over the country, will families ever be reunited and records accurate from counties where children taken. Too BAD CASA.